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Jeff Davis Technology Center, Jennings Louisiana

Updated July 2015


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Tired of doing the same thing day after day?

Why not try something new?

  • Do you want to use screen sharing programs?
ClassFlow The student can interact by answering a poll, drawing and/or writing.
https://classflow.com/
ScreenLeap Screen sharing only. Student can't interact.
http://www.screenleap.com/
  • Do you want to enhance your presentations?
Glogster is an online interactive poster creator. http://edu.glogster.com/
Prezi is a zooming presentation tool that users a single canvas instead of slides. http://prezi.com/ Click here for handout
PowerPoint is a Microsoft Office product. Click here for handout
MovieMaker is a Windows download. Click here for handout
LinoIt is a canvas of stickynotes. www.linoit.com
Padlet (was once Wallwisher) is an online bulletin board of post-its. http://padlet.com/
  • Do you want to save your PowerPoint on the web?
Slideshare saves presentations online for easy retrieval. http://www.slideshare.net/
  • Do you want to organize pictures in teaching?
PhotoStory organizes pictures to create a movie clip. Click here for handout
PowerPoint is a Microsoft Office Product. Click here for handout
MovieMaker is a Windows download. Click here for handout
Animato organizes pictures to create a movie clip. http://animoto.com/
Flickr organizes photos. http://www.flickr.com/
Picasa organizes photos. http://picasa.google.com/
Photobucket organizes photos.http://photobucket.com/
  • Do you want to use copyright free images?
Clipart ETC http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/
Freepixels http://www.freepixels.com/
EveryStockPhotos http://www.everystockphoto.com/
Morgue File http://www.morguefile.com/
Artvex.com http://www.artvex.com/
Free Digital Photos http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/
Copyright Free Photos http://www.copyrightfreephotos.com/
  • Do you want to use free sound effects?
PacDv http://www.pacdv.com/sounds/
  • Do you want to add video to your lessons?
MovieMaker is a Windows download. Click here for handout
iTunes U and iTunes Podcast contain educational videos. http://www.apple.com/itunes/ Click here for handout
  • Do you want to use free movie clips?
Wing Clips contains inspirational movie clips. http://www.wingclips.com/
Movie Image Archive Library of free movies, film and videos. http://www.archive.org/details/movies
WatchKnowLearn.org contains a directory of free documentary clips. http://www.watchknowlearn.org/default.aspx
Ref Seek a search engine for videos. http://www.refseek.com/
Snagfilms database of movie clips. http://www.snagfilms.com/
TED database of educational videos. http://ed.ted.com/
60 Sec Recap video resource for literature. http://www.60secondrecap.com/
  • Do you want to organize documents?
Google docs saves documents in one location. https://docs.google.com/#home Click here for handout
Wikispaces is an easy way of making an interactive web page. http://www.wikispaces.com Click here for handout
Live Binder link documents and Web sites in this easy to organize and read format. http://livebinders.com/ Click here for handout
Webist organizes Internet addresses in a visual snapshot.http://weblist.me/
  • Do you want to organize your bookmarks?
Delicious saves your bookmarks/favorites. http://www.delicious.com/
Live Binder link documents and Web sites in this easy to organize and read format. http://livebinders.com/ Click here for handout
Diiago saves your bookmarks/favorites http://www.diigo.com Click here for handout
  • Do you want to convert a YouTube file?
ZamZar converts and saves YouTube files. http://www.zamzar.com
Any Video Converter. http://www.any-video-converter.com/
  • Do you want to collaborate with other schools?
Skype is a software application that allows users to see who they are talking to. http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/home
Click here for Skype handout
CILC (Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration) is an interactive videoconferencing site. http://www.cilc.org/
  • Do you want to do a Podcast?
Audacity is an audio editor for recording, slicing, and mixing audio. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
  • Do you want your students to create a brochure, newspaper or a trading card?
Highugelabs.com creates motivational posters, movie posters, magazine covers, badges, collages, calendars and frames. http://bighugelabs.com/ Click here for handout
The Newspaper Clipping Generator allows you to create fake newspaper clippings. http://www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp
  • Do you want your students to organize their multimedia in a portfolio?
PowerPoint is a Microsoft Office product. Click here for handout
Glogster is an online interactive poster creator. http://edu.glogster.com/ Click here for handout
Live Binder link documents and Web sites in this easy to organize and read format. http://livebinders.com/ Click here for handout
  • Do you want a program that reads to your students?
Lexipedia pronounces words in English, Spanish, German, French, Dutch and Italian.. http://www.lexipedia.com/
  • Do you want to enhance vocabulary in your classroom?
WordClouds are a graphical representation of words. Here are a few free examples that are easy to save and print.
Click here for handout
ABCYaWordCloud is an elementary word cloud. http://www.abcya.com/word_clouds.htm
WorditOut can be used by any grades.http://worditout.com/ Click here for handout
Tagxedo creates a shape with the words. http://www.tagxedo.com/ Click here for handout
Text is Beautiful can create three different word clouds: Concept Cloud, Concept Web, and a Correlation Wheel.
http://textisbeautiful.net/
  • Do you want your students to write a story?
Storybird is a child-friendly visual way of creating a story. This service also allows for collaborative storytelling.http://storybird.com/
Wacky Web Tales an online equivalent to Mad-Libs. (http://www.eduplace.com/tales/)
Writing Fun contains a template and directions on how to write an essay, letter, news article or report. http://www.writingfun.com
Story Startersgenerates creative writing prompts.
http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/storystarters/storystarter1.htm
  • Do you want to use a bibliography creator?
Bibme a bibliography creator for MLA and APA. http://www.bibme.org/
  • Do you want your students to draw or create a digital model?
Google Sketch Up a download to create, modify and share 3D models. http://sketchup.google.com/
  • Do you want to create an avatar?
An avatar is a personalized speaking picture or cartoon. Here are a few examples:
Blabberize http://blabberize.com/
Voki http://www.voki.com/
  • Do you want to create graphs and/or charts?
Math is Fun contains a tutorial and a graphing generator
http://www.mathsisfun.com/
Graphing Made Easy contains a graphing generator
https://computingforkids.wordpress.com/2010/10/30/graphing-made-easy/
ChartGo is an easy way of creating a graph. http://www.chartgo.com/
CrappyGraphs! funny graphs for teacher-use not student-use. http://crappygraphs.com/
  • Do you want to use digital Graphic organizers or a time line?
Bubbl.us (brainstorming)https://bubbl.us/
Mind42.com (brainstorming) http://www.mind42.com/
  • Do you want to create a webpage that your students can interactive in?
Wikispaces This webpage was created with wikispaces. http://www.wikispaces.com Click here for handout
Edmodo is organized like FaceBook. http://www.edmodo.com
  • Do you want to create "dummy" email accounts for your students?
Create sub-accounts in Google mail.
  • Do you want free ebooks?
Project gutenberg contains thousands of free ebooks.http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Main_Page
  • Do you want to create a book trailer?
Use PhotoStory, PowerPoint, Flipshare, Animato, MovieMaker, Blabberize... Click here for handouts
  • Do you want to write a grant?
QSM is usually due the end of September.
Kids In Need Grant is due the beginning of December.
  • Do you want a different type of search engine?
Sweet Search is an educational search engine where all the websites and content has been evaluated for educational content.
http://www.sweetsearch.com/
Goofram is a search engine that works well with numerical information as well as textbased information.
http://www.goofram.com/
KidzSearch is a safe search engine for children.
www.kidzsearch.com
Wolfram Alpha gives you access to facts and computes data ranging from various sources.
https://www.wolframalpha.com/
  • Do you want to make a QR code?
http://qrcode.kaywa.com/


To report any problems contact Staycle Duplichan staycle.duplichan@jdpsbk12.org